Questioning French Secularism [electronic resource] : Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb /
Selby, Jennifer.author.
Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines how contemporary secularism in France is positioned as a guarantor of women’s rights. Selby argues that the complex “fetishization” of headscarves in public, governmental, and feminist French discourse positions publicly-visible Muslim women in ways that obscure their engagement with laïcité (French secularism).
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Setting the Scene: Place and Method; Chapter 2 "Hardly Paradise": From Shantytown to Housing Projects; Chapter 3 The Shifting Boundaries of Laïcité; Chapter 4 Feminism, Femininity, and Laïcité; Chapter 5 Marriage Partner Preference; Chapter 6 On Being a Visibly Religious Muslim Woman: Piety and Polity in France; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines how contemporary secularism in France is positioned as a guarantor of women’s rights. Selby argues that the complex “fetishization” of headscarves in public, governmental, and feminist French discourse positions publicly-visible Muslim women in ways that obscure their engagement with laïcité (French secularism).
Anthropology.
Ethnology.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Religion.
Religion and sociology.
Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Religious Studies, general.
Sociology of Religion.